Old Town Conservation Area
Old Town Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 360 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Loess Hills, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Harrison County Conservation Board
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 2.8 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 10.6 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis and Clark Monument Park · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Missouri Valley City Park: 3.4 mi
- Summit Park: 3.5 mi
- Missouri Valley Dog Park: 3.6 mi
- Roadside Rest Area: 5.1 mi
- Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge: 6.0 mi
- Lewis and Clark Sculpture: 6.5 mi
- 'Welcome To Historic Florence' Mural: 13.6 mi
- Ceres: 14.8 mi
- Dance of the Cranes: 16.3 mi
- Lone Mountain: 16.9 mi
- New Deal Mural titled "Iowa Fair": 2.9 mi
- South Building: 4.5 mi
- Historic General Store: 4.5 mi
- One-room Schoolhouse: 4.5 mi
- Log Cabin: 4.5 mi
- Fort Atkinson: 9.0 mi
- Mormon Bridge historical marker: 13.0 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 14.9 mi
- Fort Omaha Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Loess Hills: 1.4 mi
- Fish Lake Wildlife Area: 5.4 mi
- Saint Johns Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Missouri Bottoms Wetland Area: 6.4 mi
- Hitchcock Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- Wisecup's Farm Museum: 3.2 mi
- Union Pacific Caboose: 3.3 mi
- Museum of Religious Arts: 7.1 mi
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 8.8 mi
- Steamboat Museum: 8.8 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Garden: 17.6 mi
- Entrance Garden: 18.4 mi
- Cafe Garden: 18.4 mi
- Benson Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Polina Gardens: 18.8 mi
- Canopies: 18.4 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Margaritaville: 24.1 mi
- De Soto: 10.1 mi
- Devil's Slide: 11.4 mi
- Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only): 18.2 mi
- Boocker point: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Town Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | SW 230° | 361.12 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:20 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan 1 WNW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/913279480
Day trips start here
- Missouri Valley · 3 mi
- Council Bluffs · 18 mi
- Omaha · 20 mi
- Bellevue · 25 mi
- Papillion · 27 mi
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